How much Bandwidth does GW use? - Guild Wars Forums

Braxton619 · Mar 25, 2011, 03:05 AM // 03:05

So starting May 2 I believe, AT&T DSL will impose a bandwidth cap of 150GB/month or 250GB/month on their cable. That means I will have to watch my bandwidth max more often. If you have the Gw.dat file fully downloaded and you play the game for 1 hour, approximately how much KB/MB/GB do you use?

Thanks!

Chthon · Mar 25, 2011, 05:10 AM // 05:10

Just playing, no updates or background downloads, you could probably leave it running constantly and never hit 150GB/month.

Jamison0071 · Mar 25, 2011, 05:14 AM // 05:14

Used to play GW easily with a 10g cap. Usage is negligible (eg. maybe a 100mbs in a day)

GWfan#1 · Mar 25, 2011, 05:16 AM // 05:16

GW does not take up that much at all. I havent actually monitored how much exactly though.

My internet service gives me a daily allowance of 375 MBs, I can play GW all day and not even drain 20%. That is just a rough estimate. It's probably even less.

Don Zardeone · Mar 25, 2011, 09:29 AM // 09:29

I run netlimiter, it shows me how much something uses:

GW, this month, highest was 50MB on one day.
Since March 1 it has used 487MB but keep in mind I left it on a lot and I played a lot too. More than normal because I had semi-vacation.

I'd say that normal use like normal people use it, won't put you over 500mb per month.
The average I get per day is around 15-20MB so you'll probably have less than that.

500mb monthly, 15-20 daily from a powergamer with too much time on his hands.

X-Plosiv · Mar 25, 2011, 09:59 AM // 09:59

I've just did testing this week.

First off, let me explain:

I live from monday to thursday in another town (college), then from thursday evening to monday morning I'm at my home.

Since at other town I use USB internet where I have 5gb month cap (getting wireless card soon, then will have unlimited), I had to check how much does Guild Wars takes.

1. I transferred from my old PC to new PC whoole guild wars directory so I didn't need to download anything.

In 1 hour my GW downloads aproxx 4,5-8,0 mb (never really seen it goes more then 6mb, but oh well).

Mostly I spend my time in Kamadan (decided to sell some things), and in areas VQ/mapping

Hope that helped.

Our Blood · Mar 25, 2011, 11:11 AM // 11:11

i do the same things, 50-100mb for like 4hours of play

Emperial Navarator · Mar 25, 2011, 11:15 AM // 11:15

I used to have a 2GB cap monthly, GW was not an issue, however windows update, youtube etc. was

X-Plosiv · Mar 25, 2011, 11:56 AM // 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Our Blood

i do the same things, 50-100mb for like 4hours of play

No way, only if you are downloading content.

It's better to make on normal connection somewhere -image, so then it will downloads everything, and then you won't have over 8mb per hour.

Mar 25, 2011, 03:05 AM // 03:05	#1
Braxton619 Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2008 Profession: A/W	How much Bandwidth does GW use? So starting May 2 I believe, AT&T DSL will impose a bandwidth cap of 150GB/month or 250GB/month on their cable. That means I will have to watch my bandwidth max more often. If you have the Gw.dat file fully downloaded and you play the game for 1 hour, approximately how much KB/MB/GB do you use? Thanks!

Mar 25, 2011, 05:10 AM // 05:10	#2
Chthon Grotto Attendant Join Date: Apr 2007	Just playing, no updates or background downloads, you could probably leave it running constantly and never hit 150GB/month.

Mar 25, 2011, 05:14 AM // 05:14	#3
Jamison0071 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Guild: Morporkian Mercenaries Profession: N/Me	Used to play GW easily with a 10g cap. Usage is negligible (eg. maybe a 100mbs in a day)

Mar 25, 2011, 05:16 AM // 05:16	#4
GWfan#1 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2009 Guild: My Character Liked Gwen [First] Profession: R/	GW does not take up that much at all. I havent actually monitored how much exactly though. My internet service gives me a daily allowance of 375 MBs, I can play GW all day and not even drain 20%. That is just a rough estimate. It's probably even less.

Mar 25, 2011, 09:29 AM // 09:29	#5
Don Zardeone Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	I run netlimiter, it shows me how much something uses: GW, this month, highest was 50MB on one day. Since March 1 it has used 487MB but keep in mind I left it on a lot and I played a lot too. More than normal because I had semi-vacation. I'd say that normal use like normal people use it, won't put you over 500mb per month. The average I get per day is around 15-20MB so you'll probably have less than that. 500mb monthly, 15-20 daily from a powergamer with too much time on his hands.

Mar 25, 2011, 09:59 AM // 09:59	#6
X-Plosiv Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: [Pink] Profession: R/	I've just did testing this week. First off, let me explain: I live from monday to thursday in another town (college), then from thursday evening to monday morning I'm at my home. Since at other town I use USB internet where I have 5gb month cap (getting wireless card soon, then will have unlimited), I had to check how much does Guild Wars takes. 1. I transferred from my old PC to new PC whoole guild wars directory so I didn't need to download anything. In 1 hour my GW downloads aproxx 4,5-8,0 mb (never really seen it goes more then 6mb, but oh well). Mostly I spend my time in Kamadan (decided to sell some things), and in areas VQ/mapping Hope that helped.

Mar 25, 2011, 11:11 AM // 11:11	#7
Our Blood Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2009 Guild: FIRE Profession: A/	i do the same things, 50-100mb for like 4hours of play

Mar 25, 2011, 11:15 AM // 11:15	#8
Emperial Navarator Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: W/	I used to have a 2GB cap monthly, GW was not an issue, however windows update, youtube etc. was